22 Aug 2025 – Heartbeat@Bedok
Tue: bright&early for SGH-appt and so far all is OK with the lungs. Chinatown to check out this Dim-Sum/YumCha but unfortunately they do not take reservations for weekends – looks interesting, will return to try the DimSum there someday. DimSum is the heart&soul of Cantonese cuisine
SmithSt’s hawkers are no longer, still a pedestrian street now revamped into trendy shops. Did not attempted to go inside considering that MeiHeongYuen’s shaved-ice is now $8 – do remember paying $5 not that long ago!
More new eateries on S-BridgeRd towards the MRT-TEl-MaxwellSta/Exit2 at the controverisal Smoking-Samsui-Woman wall-mural. This mural, painted by Dunston/Jun2024 was the centrepiece of a debate regarding its appropriateness and she is here to stay until she fades! but a new plaque has been installed. The anti-smoking message is written at the bottom of the plaque: The artist stresses that the cigarette depiction is not intended to glamorise or promote tobacco use. Smoking has been shown to be extremely harmful to one’s health.
https://mothership.sg/2025/07/samsui-woman-mural-chinatown-smoking-plaque/
Quite a contrast and different from Yips’s wall mural. https://vimeo.com/646312082
Back to the EastSide for a short nap before heading to PP for some errands&dinner with Clement. Enjoy walking with awarness&appreciations with these delightful flowers on the way – thanks for DimSumDinner@CantonParadise. ~12,000steps today was good enough to put me to a needed good night sleep after a few nights of not so restful sleep.
Wed: bought new cover for the ironing board and sewing a new cover for the sleeve-ironging-board. Repairing kitchen curtains which was done some years ago – just goes to show how strong the sun facing the kitchen window can fade the colours and tearing the folds of this strong material. Do not like to waste buying or throwing if possible to be repaired – sewing with audio-book or music is such a good constructive therapy for now – sewing mends the soul/Miriam Albright
Thu: dentist appt at Heartbeat@Bedok – do always enjoy this location with the HangingGardens. Nothing serious, check-up,cleaning&polishing and yeah no decay.
Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth – MalloryHopkins
Fun ProjectCitizens with nice displays and info boards – can you still remember when you got your first PinkIC? Hopefully most of us will also probably remember the number too…
Pleased with this dress using CDCvouchersS$20 paid S$2
Fri: exchanging sports bra@Decathlon/Kallang – pick up these flowers from the ground while the foreign workers were trimming the hedges and one of them even helped, could not bear to waste these beautiful blooms when this arrangement can be appreciated even for just a moment. Lunching on one of my favourietes yummy PrawnMee@EC-Rd.